Richard Ohman, Founder and President of KAYAKOMAT ”Canada is a huge paddling rental market and KAYAKOMAT has been very well received. Municipalities as well as
Point 65 Sweden is founded by the brothers Tomas and Richard Öhman
2000
Point 65 Sweden becomes a global player and Scandinavia’s leading paddle sports brand
2003
Point 65 Sweden is the first with online booking services for kayak rental in Sweden
2006
Point 65 Sweden launches a chain: 15 manned rental stations in Sweden.
This has given us valuable experience that is applied concretely in kayakomat.
2020
KAYAKOMAT By Point 65 Sweden launches its first pilot station in Sweden
2021
KAYAKOMAT By Point 65 Sweden conducts a concept test with 13 stations in Sweden
2022
KAYAKOMAT becomes the world’s leading unmanned rental company with 30.000 users 84 stations in Sweden and 20 abroad.
International expansion begins with: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Spain
2023
KAYAKOMAT increases the number of stations in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Spain and continues its international expansion by now also being present in France and Austria
family, entrepreneurship, paddling and Kayakomat
Behind KAYAKOMAT is the entrepreneurial Öhman family.
For over 30 years, brothers Richard and Tomas have run the Point 65 Sweden paddle sports brand together with their other halves. Since a few years, the second generation of the family is also involved in the company and their respective. Entrepreneurship and kayaking have brought great joy and success to the family.
With KAYAKOMAT, it was therefore natural to run the company with the family at its core, and now cousins have also joined.
The family is growing steadily having now welcomed a large international team at the head office. And together we give everyone the opportunity for unlimited access to paddling through our unique concept, first in Sweden and now also in 5 other countries.
With the franchise concept that KAYAKOMAT is built around, we have created the conditions for individuals to easily and cheaply become part-time entrepreneurs.
So the Öhman family’s love for paddling and entrepreneurship is creating ripples: paddling for everyone and a steadily increasing number of entrepreneurs worldwide being welcomed into the KAYAKOMAT family.